Alone among shadows, I sink into cushions and watch day wane through hard glass panes. My back complains at an awkward angle, a friend in this silence that keeps my eyes open, a witness to sun’s descent into what I know to be a long and windless night.
Richard Dinges, Jr. lives and works by a pond among trees and grassland, along with his wife, two dogs, three cats, and eight chickens. Old Red Kimono, Poem, Oracle, The River, and Alembic most recently accepted his poems for their publications.
